Splendor in the Grass
Summary:
1961's premiere "date" movie represented the screen debut of Warren Beatty. Set in the 1920s, William Inge's screenplay concerns the superheated romance between working-class high schooler Natalie Wood and rich kid Beatty. Trying their best to keep their relationship from going "all the way," Beatty and Wood go through a series of unsatisfying interim romances. The troubled Wood... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Natalie Wood - (Wilma Dean Loomis)
Warren Beatty - (Bud Stamper)
Pat Hingle - (Ace Stamper)
Audrey Christie - (Mrs. Loomis)
Barbara Loden - (Ginny Stamper)
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Review:
As florid and overwrought as the teen scandal it dramatizes, Elia Kazan's lush melodrama may not withstand the test of time very well, but its glamorous histrionics and martyred-lover plot line make it perhaps the quintessential breakup film. Audiences today may have trouble believing that anyone would literally go crazy over losing Warren ... Continue >>
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